ABSTRACT
Either directly or indirectly, aerobics has been responsible for countless tapes and DVDs, books, magazines, and dietary products, as well as an industry in apparel and footwear, another producing training aides, such as steps, swiss balls, and weights, and yet another in cross-training machines and treadmills. Not forgetting an employment sector for the gym instructors who teach the aerobics classes and the trainers who teach the instructors. When you consider these industries alongside the millions of people around the world who habitually engage in some form of aerobics, you realize that aerobics has become more than just an exercise: it’s a culture.
